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Historical Campus Tour

Danforth Campus

Nursery School

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The Nursery School at Washington University was founded in 1947. The goal of the Nursery School has been to provide a high quality education beginning to children ages 2½ to 5 years old. Over the years they have achieved this, shown by the 70% enrollment of the children of university faculty, staff, and students. In the building there are three classrooms and an all-purpose room; also outside there is a playground.

Housed inside the Nursery School is the following: